THE recently-launched Exeter Leukaemia Fund Crediton group has kicked off the New Year with an energetic start to a planned series of fundraising events for 2014.

Hayward's School in Crediton has kindly agreed to host a Zumba night in the school hall led by local personal fitness and group exercise trainer, Steph Heard on Friday, January 24, from 7pm.

Zumba is an aerobic fun dance programme that helps to tone and raise fitness.

Entry is just £4 and as a licensed event will be open to over 16s only. There will also be a raffle.

All proceeds go to ELF who raise funds to help patients diagnosed with leukaemia, lymphoma and other blood disorders and also their families and friends who support them.